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Annual General Meeting 2013 Brussels. Legislative/Regulatory Update. Current Issues. Ammonium Nitrate Safety & Security. Ammonium Nitrate Security Program. Does not recognize ATF authority Exempts purchases
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Annual General MeetingAnnual General Meeting20132013
BrusselsBrussels
Legislative/Legislative/Regulatory Update Regulatory Update
Ammonium Nitrate Safety & Security
Current IssuesCurrent Issues
Ammonium Nitrate Security Ammonium Nitrate Security ProgramProgram
Does not recognize ATF authority Exempts purchases <25 lb
Exempts Fertilizer Application Services … but not Shot Services
West Texas ExplosionWest Texas ExplosionApril 17April 17
Fertilizer Blending Facility
Ammonium Nitrate - est. 25 tons
Fire Led to Explosion
15 Fatalities – 160 Injured
Community Devastation
West Texas ExplosionWest Texas ExplosionATF – DHS – CSB – EPA – OSHA
Calls for More Chemical Facility Oversight
Large Scale Testing of AN Detonability at Sandia NL
West Texas ExplosionWest Texas ExplosionLegislative/Regulatory Response
OSHA Workplace Safety(Exemption of PSM from BA manufacturing)
EPA Environmental Release(Inclusion in Risk Management Program
(IST and TSCA reform legislation)
IME Information and Recommendations(H. Meyer’s discussion of EU REACH Law)
Explosions Explosions Involving ANInvolving AN
Date Place Country What Name Tons Exploded Killed Injured Product (s)
July 26, 1921 Knurow Poland Train 30 19 AN
July 21, 1924 Oppau Germany Plant BASF 450 561 1,952 AN & Sulfate
March 1, 1924 Nixon, NJ USA Plant Nixom Nitration 18 100 Contaminated AN
August 5 1940 Miramas France Plant 240 AN
April 29, 1942 Tessenderlo Belgium Plant 15 189 900 Chemical Factory, AN
April 16, 1947 Texas City, TX USA Ship Grandcamp 2,300 581 3,500 Wax coated AN
April 28, 1947 Brest France Ship Ocean Liberty 3,000 26 5,000 Wax coated AN
August 7, 1959 Rosenburg, OR USA Truck Pacific Powder 5 14 125 ANO, NCN
August 30, 1972 Taroom, Qld Australia Truck 19 3 AN
November 29, 1988 Kansas City, KS USA TruckHighway
Construction 29 23 Aluminized ANFO
August 2, 1994 Porgera Valley Papua, NG Mine Porgera 84 11 2 1.1 Emulsion
December 13, 1994 Port Neal, Iowa USA Plant Terra 4 18 Process upset
September 21, 2001 Toulouse France Plant AZF 300 30 2,500 Contaminated AN
March 4, 2004 Barracas Spain AN Tanker 25 2 5 AN
April 22, 2004 Ryongchon North Korea Train 160 1,300 Report unclear
May 24, 2004 Mihailesti Romania Truck 20 18 13 AN
September 10, 2007 Coahuila Mexico Truck 22 37 150 ANFO Explosive
April 17, 2013 West, TX USA Plant West Fertilizer 14 200 AN & chemicals
Boston Marathon BombingIdentification Tagging
Propellants, Powders and Explosives
EU Track and Trace Directive
IME Product Traceability SubcommitteeWorking with FEEM & EU Explosives WG
Centralized Database for Reporting Imports
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials AdministrationEnforces hazmat regulationsIssues Special Permits (exemptions)Issues Explosive Product Approvals (EX#s)
Congressional Investigation 2009 Suspended approval of SPs for bulk trucksRestricted all bulk transportationCurtailed product approvals
Acceptance of IME recommendations (Engine-Off Loading/Unloading)
Product Approvals Process Reinstated
Adopt SLP-23 RecommendationsBy Reference into HMR
Special Permits/Product Special Permits/Product ApprovalsApprovals
Quantitative Risk Quantitative Risk Management Tool Management Tool
for for Commercial Explosives Commercial Explosives
Operations Operations
allows in-depth allows in-depth
quantitative analysisquantitative analysis
of the risk from various of the risk from various commercial explosive commercial explosive
operations.operations.
V2.V2.00
Graphic Interface System
Q/D interface incorporated
Metric Version
Algorithms improved w/ Large scale testing
New ApplicationsUS Coast Guard
Australian Authorities
European Authorities
IME member companies
Training initiatives
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
20072008
20092010
2011
Annual Explosives ConsumptionAnnual Explosives ConsumptionMetric TonsMetric Tons
3,002,6023,002,602
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
2007 2008 2009 20102011
Div 1.1 ExplosivesDiv 1.1 ExplosivesMetric TonsMetric Tons
22,93222,932
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
20072008
20092010
2011
Packaged Blasting AgentsPackaged Blasting AgentsMetric TonsMetric Tons
89,75689,756
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
20072008
20092010
2011
Bulk ProductsBulk ProductsMetric TonsMetric Tons
2,889,9132,889,913
